Bureau of Reclamation

April 29, 2026

Iconic structure becomes Colorado River’s biggest water chokepoint. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue In the span of U.S. history...

HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: Emergency plans for the Colorado River buy time, not solutions

High Country News

April 24, 2026

The federal government ordered Flaming Gorge water released and cuts to Lake Powell releases, to prevent collapse. By Caitlin Ochs,...

CIRCLE OF BLUE: U.S. Government orders emergency actions to protect Glen Canyon Dam

Circle of Blue

April 20, 2026

Extraordinary moves in the struggling Colorado River basin could prompt historic lawsuits. by Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Difficult decisions...

PRESS RELEASE: Reclamation Acts to Protect Colorado River System During Historic Drought

April 17, 2026

The prolonged drought combined with the lowest winter snowpack on record is requiring swift actions to protect this vital water...

Reclamation increases Central Valley Project 2026 water supply allocations; Westlands responds

March 24, 2026

Incremental hydrologic improvements support modest allocation increases for Delta and south-of-Delta contractors As California moves through the 2026 water year...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Conservation groups sue feds to save fish from California water flows

Courthouse News Service

US Department of the Interior

March 3, 2026

The groups claim that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has failed to abide by restrictions on the harming, trapping or...

PRESS RELEASE: Interior Advances President Trump’s Executive Order 14181 Priorities, Approves Sites Reservoir Project to Strengthen California Water Reliability

Planning and management

January 23, 2026

Approval clears path for new off-stream storage as Executive Order anniversary highlights more than 200,000 acre-feet of water in operational gains....

DWR: How collaborative efforts are reviving a vital ecosystem in the Delta

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Ecosystems

January 15, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: In the last five years, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and its partners...

SJV WATER: Nation’s highest court declines to hear water rights case stemming from decade-old drought

SJV Water

Water rights and water law

December 31, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The United States Supreme Court officially declined to hear a case alleging the federal government...

NOW AVAILABLE: Reclamation seeks public input on draft environmental impact statement for Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir Project

Planning and management

December 14, 2025

Proposed project would provide up to 82,000 acre-feet of new offstream water storage Press release from the Bureau of Reclamation...

USBR: Igniting Reclamation’s focus on wildfire crisis

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Wildfires and watersheds

November 20, 2025

California-Great Basin’s Regional Wildland Fire Coordinator is making a difference By Michael Burke, Bureau of Reclamation As the threat of...

PRESS RELEASE: Environmental Groups Send Trump Administration Legal Notice for Killing Endangered Species

Water rights and water law

November 14, 2025

San Francisco Baykeeper, the Center for Biological Diversity, and Friends of the River issue a notice of intent to sue...

SJV WATER: Friant contractors ask U.S. Supreme Court to review water rights case

SJV Water

September 11, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The long, circuitous path of a lawsuit against the federal government for cutting off water...

NOTICE: State Water Board conditionally approves USBR’s Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan

State Water Board